Michter S Barrel Strength Bourbon Review

Michter s us 1 barrel strength rye s average barrel proof in this april 2019 release is 110 8 proof.

Michter s barrel strength bourbon review. Michter s 10 year single barrel kentucky straight bourbon 2019 vital stats. This time michter s bottled it in single barrel form and at cask strength which varied from barrel to barrel. My bottle 19c472 is 109 8 proof abv 54 9. I could probably pour a glass and use it to guide my way if the power went out.

Because our home is louisville we always enjoy celebrating kentucky s wonderful bourbon industry with our friends who visit us. The michter s 2020 release of 10 year old bourbon is rich and delicious and a great sipping whiskey. Aged 10 years duh in new charred american white oak. At 84 8 proof michter s us 1 single barrel rye is quite unlike the oft heralded michter s barrel strength rye and the michter s toasted barrel strength rye.

Because we have to allocate our whiskeys due to our limited stocks we were only able to make this bourbon available in the commonwealth of kentucky. About 130 per 750 ml bottle appearance. A brand new penny and shiny penny loafers it s almost neon. Michter s unblended american whiskey review in 2013 the master distiller at michter s willie pratt announced that they were bringing back a label that had been defunct for about 30 years.

In the summer of 2017 we released our us 1 kentucky straight barrel strength bourbon for the first time ever. Unblended american whiskey which is a moniker that does not have to abide by the rules of bourbon or rye notably the use of new charred oak every for. The may 2015 inaugural release of michter s us1 barrel strength rye marked yet another milestone in that quest for maturation the rye distillate is entered into the barrel at 103 proof rather than a more industry standard higher proof. Since the 1990 s the michter s team has been doing pioneering work to re establish the high quality american rye whiskey category.

Michter s toasted barrel finish rye is made by taking fully matured michter s us 1 single barrel kentucky straight rye at barrel strength and then further aging it in a second custom barrel made to the specifications set by michter s master of maturation andrea wilson. An age statement isn t given but like most of michter s products that don t carry an age statement it s believed to be only around 5 or 6 years old but tastes older because they use heated warehouses. The us 1 rye along with the us 1 small batch bourbon and the us 1 unblended small batch american whiskey makes up the us 1 line of bottles which are the most widely available.